Common Name:Clown Loach
Scientific Name:Chromobotia macracanthus
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Freshwater Fish and Plant Profiles
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Anubias Barteri (Anubias Barteri v. Round Leaf)
Common Name: Anubias Barteri
Scientific Name: Anubias Barteri v. Round Leaf
One of the easiest plants to grow are the anubias family with the Barteri v. Round Leaf is probably the easiest. This plant is a very undemanding plant and a very hardy plant. They have a waxy coat on their leaves that most fish can not eat through.
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Anacharis (Egeria densa)
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Anacharis (Egeria densa)
Common Name(s): Anacharis, elodea, Brazilian waterweed, water weed, American/Canadian waterweed
Scientific Name: Egeria densa
Note: genus may also be Elodea
This plant can be planted or floating and will grow either way. I will focus on them as a floating plant because that's where my biggest success with them has been.
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Amazon sword (Echinodorus amazonicus)
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Amazon sword (Echinodorus amazonicus)
Common Name: Amazon sword
Scientific Name: Echinodorus amazonicus
The Amazon Sword is a Rosette plant that is very popular with many hobbyists. They are capable of reaching approximately 20 inches in height under proper water conditions. The Amazon Sword Plant has short rhizomes, numerous lance shaped leaves that are pale to dark green with sharply pointed tips, and fairly short stems. It is an amphibious plant that will grow either partially or fully submersed. For the best results a loose substrate and an iron-rich fertilizer should be used.
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Tiger Lotus, Red Tiger Lotus, Green Tiger Lotus
Common Name(s)Tiger Lotus, Red Tiger Lotus, Green Tiger Lotus
Scientific NameNymphaea zenkeri...
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Avocado puffer (Auriglobus modestus)
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Avocado puffer (Auriglobus modestus)
Common Name: Golden puffer, Avocado puffer
Scientific Name: Auriglobus modestus
This puffer is a notorious fin nipper. However, not all of them will be aggressive. It's very dependent on the individual.
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Tiger Datnoid (Datnioides microlepis)
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Tiger Datnoid (Datnioides microlepis)
This is a very large, beautiful predatory fish and the most common of the various Datnioides species available in the hobby.
I have 3 Dats living together in a 240g with other large carnivorous fish. They do not fight with other fish, but occasionally run each other out of a cave they want.
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South American Puffer (Colomesus asellus)
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South American Puffer (Colomesus asellus)
Common Name: South American Puffer, Peruvian Puffer, Amazon Puffer
Scientific Name: Colomesus asellus
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Dwarf Puffer
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Dwarf Puffer
Common Name:Dwarf Puffer, Pea Puffer, Pygmy Puffer, Malabar Puffer
Scientific Name:Carinotetraodon travancoricus
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